Religious Education at Olivet Nazarene University

If you plan to study religious education, take a look at what Olivet Nazarene University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Olivet Nazarene is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and approximately 3,764 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in religious ed from Olivet Nazarene.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Religious Education section at the bottom of this page.

Olivet Nazarene Religious Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Religious Ed

Olivet Nazarene Religious Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the religious ed progam at Olivet Nazarene compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The religious ed major at Olivet Nazarene is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Religious Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Best Religious Education Schools	4
Most Focused Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	37

Religious Ed Student Demographics at Olivet Nazarene

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the religious ed majors at Olivet Nazarene University.

Olivet Nazarene Religious Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in religious ed from Olivet Nazarene. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in religious ed at Olivet Nazarene are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its religious ed bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Olivet Nazarene University with a bachelor's in religious ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Olivet Nazarene also has a doctoral program available in religious ed. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies
• Sacred Music
• Missionary Studies
• Theological & Ministerial Studies
• Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries

Careers That Religious Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in religious ed can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Olivet Nazarene University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Religious Activities and Education Directors	1,650	$43,930
Philosophy and Religion Professors	960	$81,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.